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As the June 26 NBA draft approaches, some names of prospects who will work out for the Detroit Pistons are emerging.

Baylor bigs Isaiah Austin and Cory Jefferson are scheduled to work out next week in Auburn Hills. They will be joined by Arizona State center Jordan Bachynski and Stanford big man Dwight Powell.

All are considered second-round prospects or rookie free agents. The Pistons only have a second-round pick (38th overall).

Austin, 20, has an interesting story. He has been blind in his right eye since an accident shortly before his teen years. But it didn’t stop him from becoming one of the nation’s top shot blockers last season.

“Anybody with any type of disability, I encourage them to go and fight for their dreams and what they want to work for,” he told Comcast Sportsnet Chicago at last month's NBA combine. “The only person that’s going to stop you from getting there is yourself. You always have to have that confidence in yourself to know you can do it. You have to have faith in God because there’s going to be bumps in the road, there’s going to be ups and downs.